Teenagers today grew up surrounded by electronic media and witnessed its rapid development. For many, life without a
is unthinkable, in Germany 96 percent own a smartphone. However, their media usage also includes other electronic devices such as laptops, tablets, and gaming consoles. According to a survey, adolescents spent an average of
(just under 3 and a half hours) on the internet. Internet usage, perhaps unsurprisingly, peaked during the height of the pandemic in 2020.
Social media
There are a variety of internet activities that are undertaken on the internet. One that has increased in popularity over the past ten years is the use of social media. Although initially it was mainly used as a form of keeping friends and family updated on life, now many people have turned their social media into a business. This means that they share their daily life online with their followers and often make deals with brands promoting various products. One of the most popular social media sites is TikTok, on this platform people post short videos that are between 15 seconds and three minutes long. In Germany,
over half of 14- to 19-year-olds use the app regularly.
Video streaming
In 2021, the majority of German teens
used a TV set for watching content. That year, Netflix and YouTube were the most used
video streaming platforms to watch TV shows daily or several times a week, closely followed by Amazon Prime.
Non-digital pastimes
Print media usage, on the other hand generally fell in the last decade, especially in the case of magazines and newspapers, though reading books, while fluctuating, mostly stayed within a roughly 40 percent rate. The leading
German youth magazines ranked by sales volume were Bravo, Bravo Girl, and Mädchen.
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